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I wasn't very happy with the processing on the M57 that I posted Saturday with my globular so I decided to rework it and eliminate the Luminance channel.
I think that really helped. I played around with sharpening it and you can now see the central star in this version which was completely washed out in my previous version.
Explore Scientific ED127mm APO w/.7x reducer/flattener
ASI ZWO1600mm camera, Offset 10, Gain 139, -10° below ambient.
Baader Filters, CGX Mount, captured with NINA.
10x 120 seconds, RGB ea.
Total Integration time = 60 minutes
Processed with Astro Pixel Processor.
For visual:
10" Skywatcher collapsible goto dob, various EP's and a Celestron StarSense auto align.
For imaging:
Orion 8" astrograph 800mm @ F3.9
Eq6-R Pro controlled by APT via EQmod with an OTA mounted mini PC
Tele Vue Paracorr Type 2 coma corrector
Altair Hypercam 26C